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No'. 508,462. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

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ATTORNEY$ U NITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

WILLIAM A. BAGLIN, OF' BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE YULE, OFNEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND TVVEEDY & COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

-MACHINE FOR UNlTlNG NAP-BATS TO HAT-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 508,462, dated November14, 1893.

Application filed February 21, 1832. Serial No. 53.307. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it, known that I, WILLIAM A. BAGLIN, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for UnitingNap-Bats to Hat-Bodies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists pa'rtlyin a method of sticking fur to apreviously felted hat body by applying a layer of fur to the felted hatbody, and then subjecting the material to the combinedpressing andrubbing action of a vibrating jigger.

It also consists in a means for applying the friction of a vibrating jigger to the hat body and fur bat in a conical form.

The apparatus consists in a cone and bell adapted to hold the hat bodybetween them, and means for pressing the cone and bell one upon theother and vibrating one of them in relation to the other.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of an apparatusadapted to practice my invention, the parts being in section at thecenter line where hatched. Fig. 2 is a a side elevation of the means forvibrating the bell, the parts at the upper end of the view being insection at the center line where hatched.

Si milar letters indicate corresponding parts. In the example shown inthe drawings, the

Y letter A designates a frame which is by preference made of cast iron.In the upper part of the frame is mounted a vertical shaft B to thebottom end of which is secured the bell O. The shaft is adapted tooscillate, but is prevented from moving in the direction of its lengthby a shoulder a and nut h fitted to the frame A. An eccentric E (seeFig. 2) is mounted upon a horizontal shaft F supported upon the frameand rotated by suitable means,'and-the eccentric is connected with anarm D attached to the shaft B so that the rotation of the eccentricproduces in the shaft and hell 0 an oscillating ora reciprocatingrevolving motion. Any other suit able mechanism may be used in place ofthe arm D and eccentric E'for imparting to the shaft and bell suchoscillating movement.

The bell O-is provided with a lining G of vertical and movable spindleL. A tube M is fitted over the spindle L and extended through thecarrier K. The tube is formed at the top with a plate a and witha-flange overlapping the carrier. The plate a is fastened to the spindleL by a bolt 1), and its flangeis attached to the carrier K by screws 0,c. The tube M is guided by a sleeve N which is secured to the under sideof a table 0 attached to the frame A. A threaded sleeve Q is fitted intothe bottom end of the guide N, and provided with a hand-wheel R, and aspiral spring P is fitted between the under side of the plate a, and theupper end of the sleeve Q, so that the turning of the sleeve by itswheel R operates to alter the tension of the spring as may be desired.The spring operates normally to press the tube M and the spindle Lupward, thus forcing the cone H into the bell O. A treadle or foot leverS is pivoted to the lower part of the frame A, and is linked to thespindle L. The pressure upon the treadle draws the spindle down inopposition to the spring P, as shown in Fig. 1. When in such position,the bat and hat body may be placed upon the cone H, and the removal ofthe foot from thetreadle then per- .duced by the yielding lining Gcauses the hairs or the fur bat to engage with the felted body so as tounite the bat firmly thereto. The carrier or platform K, being sustainedupon the spring P, is pressed elastically within the bell, and the bodyand nap bat are thus acted upon very gently and with great uniformitythroughout, and without the liability of tearing, injuring ordislocating any portion of the hat.

The cone is shown in Fig. 1 provided with perforations, and a telescopictube T connected witha pipe and cock is inserted through thecarrier K sothat hot air or steam may be supplied to the interior of the bat duringthe sticking of the bat to the body. Heat alone, and especially heat andmoisture, operate to soften the hat body so that the fur of the bat canreadily unite therewith; the friction produced by the oscillation of thebell operating at the same time to rub the fibers back and forth uponone another, as is required in the sticking operation.

Prior to my invention,l am not aware that the sticking of bats topreviously felted hat bodies has ever been effected by mechanism, and Ihave therefore claimed the use of a vibrating j igger, irrespective ofheat and moisture, to produce the combined pressing and rubbing actionrequired. I have also claimed the method-of sticking by avibratingjigger, and steam. The sticking operation is elifected bypressing the bell and cone upon the hat body and the fur bat andoscillating one of them in relation to the other and it is obviouslyimmaterial which one is pressed upon the other, or oscillated to rub thefibers of the fur and hat body together.

What I claim herein is 1. The herein described method of sticking fur toa previously felted hat body, which consists in applying a layer of furto the felted hat body and then subjecting the material to a combinedpressing and vibrating jigger action, substantially as described.

2. The herein described method of sticking fur toapreviously felted hatbody, which consists in applying a layer of fur to the felted hat bodyand then subjecting the material to a combined pressing and vibratingjigging action with heat, substantially as described.

3. The herein described method of sticking fur to a previously feltedconical hat body, which consists in applying a layer of fur to thefelted hat body and then subjecting the material while in a conical formto a combined pressing and vibrating jigging action with dry heat,substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the bell havinga lining of rubber or equivalentmaterial, of a cone adapted to fit the bat and hat body, mechanism forpressing the bell and cone upon one another, and mechanism foroscillating the bell and cone in relation to one another, as set forth.

5. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of the conefitted to the bat and the hat body, the bell having a lining of rubberor equivalent material, mechanism for pressing the bell and cone uponone another, and mechanism for oscillating the bell and cone in relationto one another, as set forth.

6. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of theperforated cone fitted to the bat and the hat body, the bell having alining of rubber or equivalent material, means for pressing the cone andbell upon one another, means for applying the heat and moisture of steamto the nap bat and hat body when pressed between the cone and bell, andmeans for oscillating the bell and cone in relation to one another, asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sealin the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

- WILLIAM A. BAGLIN. [L. s]

Witnesses:

J. VAN SANTVOORD, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

